(Case 02: Interviews, please.)

[katsuragi_yako]

[ Yako appears on network looking as cheery as she can make herself, enacting part of Neuro's Evil Plan To Get Information. ]

Passengers of the curse ship Crucible, new and old, I, Yako Katsuragi, would be thankful if I could have a little of your time to ask a few questions. This is one of many attempts to build a better understanding of our

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[insufferably]

[ Nose twitch. ] Okay.

[katsuragi_yako]

Thank you, Sir.

Do you clearly remember what you were doing right before you woke up on the ship?

[insufferably]

[ Doesn't look happy. ] Just because I'm doing you a favour doesn't mean you have to be so formal, okay, Yako-chan~? [ ♥! ]

...how specific and detailed answers are you looking for?

[katsuragi_yako]

[ She hesitates a bit before offering him a smile; he doesn't look happy, and she picks up on that. ] It's a habit I've had trouble breaking. I'm sorry, Fye. [ Managing not to add "mr" for the moment. ]

Only as specific and detailed as you're willing to give. I don't know if origin will be important, but memory is one of the things most often affected on this ship.

[insufferably]

That's fine. If we're going to be friends, you can't address me so properly!

Okay.

I was in Infinity. We had just finished a chess battle. I was too tired to take a shower; I had dinner, then went to my room. I think I fell asleep. It gets a little fuzzy around here. Then I woke up... here. [ Waits, looking anxious; hoping to have done good~ ]

[katsuragi_yako]

[ She grins, and it's honest this time. ] You're right. If we're going to be friends, it helps to be friendly.

[ A nod, and she writes some of this down. ] Chess battle? Hmm. Since arriving on the ship, have you noticed any significant changes to your person or your usual abilities outside of being unable to leave the ship or access sealed levels?

[insufferably]

Oh, you were being friendly! Just too proper! Which is fine, but... not now! [ Laughs a bit. ]

Yes. A living battle of chess. [ Thoughtful! ] I've frankly not noticed much of a difference, but I don't use my magic to begin with. I don't plan on using it to find out, either.

[katsuragi_yako]

[ She nods, resolving to be less formal with him come the future. ]

Then I can skip a question here. Hmm. Is there an objective importance in your returning home as soon as possible?

[insufferably]

Yes.

[katsuragi_yako]

[ She takes note of this, and nods. ]

Have you encountered other people from your universe, and are they still here?

[insufferably]

Yes and they're here.

Though they weren't from the same dimension as I was to begin with. They were just... with me prior to coming here.

[katsuragi_yako]

Then you traveled dimensions as part of what you did? [ Curious, though this isn't part of the interview itself. ] Do they all know who you are, and remember you as you remember yourself?

[insufferably]

Yes. We just... decided to travel with one another out of convenience, initially.

We remember. We know who we are and where we've been. The only difference is our surroundings.

[katsuragi_yako]

[ A thoughtful look, and a bit of a smile. ] Sometimes that's how the biggest adventures start, I guess.

[ And another nod. ] I take it there haven't been any doubles of them either, then.

[insufferably]

It was hitsuzen.

[ Smiles a bit. ] Oh, not them but there's another version of someone in nearly every dimension. It's not uncommon to meet the same person in a different world who is completely different and living a completely different life.

[katsuragi_yako]

Hitsuzen?

If they're completely different, what do they share? A name and appearance?